Algae growth in the water around the Stockton Waterfront is causing a slimy, stinky problem.

Algae growth in the water around the Stockton Waterfront is causing a slimy, stinky problem.

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Updated: 5:38 PM PDT Aug 25, 2014

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WEBVTT IMMIGRATION ISSUES. THEN THEY WILL BE IN SACRAMENTO TOMORROW. THE CITY OF STOCKTON IS FINDING IT IS NOT EASY BEING GREEN. THE WATER AROUND THE DOWNTOWN AREA IS NOT ON THE GREEN, IT IS STINKY AND SLIMY. LINDA MAY THAT LIVE ALONG THE WATERFRONT. SHE WILL EXPLAIN WHY THE WATER LOOKS AND SMELLS SO BAD. TAKE A LOOK AT THE WATER HERE . NOT SO BEAUTIFUL. IT DOES SMELL BAD. IT IS ALGAE WHICH THRIVES ON WARM WATER. IT LOOKS LIKE -- SHE IS DESCRIBING THE WATER AT STOCKTON'S WATERFRONT. I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS AND DISTURBING. IT IS MESSY. PEOPLE THINK THE DOWNTOWN IS SUPPOSED BE A PLACE OF BEAUTY. WHEN THEY COME WALKING DOWN HERE, THE CITY CAN'T HELP BUT TO SMELL THIS WATER. THEY CERTAINLY CAN'T HELP TO SEE THE BRIGHT GREEN FLOW. THIS IS THE WORST I'VE SEEN IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THIS SHOULD BE STOCKTON'S BEAUTIFICATION. HE SAYS THE CITY SHOULD BE DOING MORE TO CLEAN UP THE WATER. IT STINKS. THIS IS A WASTE OF BUDGET MONEY. WE TALKED TO A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE CITY OF STOCKTON. SHE SAYS THE CITY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS WATER. THE CITY HAS TRIED TO HELP THE WATER LOOK BETTER IN THE PAST AREA AND AND HAS INSERTED A BUBBLE SYSTEM. IT LOOKS LIKE IT NEEDS IT CONSTANTLY. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES SAYS THE DROUGHT IS NOT HELPING MATTERS, BECAUSE CALIFORNIA IS SEEING MORE FLOWS OF WATER. THE CITY IS SUPPOSED TO BE ATTRACTING BUSINESSES TO THE WATERFRONT. THIS GREEN IS NOT HELPING. IT IS NOT COOL. THIS IS VERY EMBARRASSING FOR PEOPLE THAT COME AND VISIT STOCKTON. SOME BUSINESSES SAY THEY HOPE IT DOESN'T GET WORSE OUT HERE EITHER. THEY SAY THEY FEAR IT COULD HURT BUSINESS. WE DID TALK TO CITY LEADERS. THEY SAY THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS

Stinky, green water plagues Stockton Waterfront

Algae growth in the water around the Stockton Waterfront is causing a slimy, stinky problem.